Tsumago

It is an old rest station (Shukuba), number 42 on the Nakasendo route, an old road that connected Kyoto and Edo during the Edo period. Due to its strategic location, as a station, it was very prosperous and cosmopolitan, with a good economy. In recent decades its appearance has been restored to make it look like it did in the Edo period and it is currently an important tourist destination. To encourage tourism and fight its disappearance, Tsumago decided to invest in its historical past during the economic boom of the Showa period (1926-1989), to maintain its historical legacy and try to show as much as possible what life was like in this rest station.

Its most notable tourist attractions are:

- Kami Sagaya: Reconstructed building from 1969 that recreates what the inns of the commoners in the mid-18th century.

- Shimo Sagaya: Traditional house rebuilt in 1968 that currently functions as traditional accommodation.

- Kotokuji Temple: 16th century temple famous for its white walls. It is typical to look for the statue of Enmei-Jizo, a rock in the shape of a deity that was found in the 19th century in the Araragi River.